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Looking for others' experiences with Esophageal Cancer treatments

Esophageal Cancer | Last Active: Sep 9, 2023 | Replies (98)
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@zzonner

Thanks for the note. Did chemo and radiation without any issue until treatment stopped, them two weeks of feeling poopy and loss of appetite. Starting to feel better now. PET scan July 13 and meet with the surgeon July 17. Shooting for mid August surgery? I'd like to take a few weeks off at my cabin in Colorado before surgery but I'll have to see how I feel. I will definitely reach out to you in the next few weeks before meeting the surgeon. Lots and lots of questions, but then again what you don't know won't hurt you. I know there can be a lot of complications but everyone is different. You only hear of the horror stories on the internet. Thanks for reaching out and Happy 4th!!!

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frankieboy1017 | @frankieboy1017 | Jun 28, 2023

Congrats on reaching two milestones getting chemo and radiation finished. I felt great during my first two weeks of radiation, drove myself to appointments, treatments, etc. Then, as they had told me, the cumulative effects kicked in and hit me like a ton of bricks. My wife had to drive me to the next three weeks of radiation. Once finished, it took me a few weeks to get back to feeling normal.

If you can, I certainly encourage you to get a change of scene. If nothing else, it gets your mind cleared out and reinforces that there is more to life than doctors and hospitals.

I’m here if and when you need anything.

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mrgvw | @mrgvw | Jul 2, 2023

I am brand new to this site... still have no clue how to even navigate this thing. Not sure how to private message yet either. ... but I'm just here to help and advise should you need it. I'm still on my own EC journey, now 3 years post-op. I always provide others my cell phone... but not yet sure if this is in private... and most EC sites consider private info out in the open a faux pas. Should you need any help or have questions... about surgery, post-op journey, immunotherapy... maybe then I'll be able to figure things out.

Gary

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